Proud of where I come from....

For those of you that do not live local, the Wiregrass (Dothan area) lost a member of it's community on October 24, 2011 fighting a war overseas. I am not writing this blog to talk about whether you think it's right or wrong for the soldiers to be overseas. So don't comment if you think you want to voice your opinion. This blog post is about something much more serious than who is right and who is wrong.

Today I got in my car on my lunch break to run a few errands. My radio tuned in to a local station. The DJ said they would go commercial free and play songs in honor and in  memory of a fallen solider. One solider that was a local. From a little town outside of Dothan. He was only 22 years old. I do not know him or his family but my heart breaks for them. I have prayed continuously for them all day for today was a tough day. As I was driving, the DJ announced that this solider had finally made it home. And a procession was about to start. I had heard a couple of days ago about this fallen solider on the news. But never did I think that the community would do what it did to pay such awesome respect to this solider and his family.

The community lined along the highways that the family and the funeral home vehicles would travel from the airport to the funeral home. American flags flying, signs held high, silent prayers be raised as the procession passed by. I listened intently with tears streaming down my face. Song after song played each one making me realize something different from the song before it. Tears continued as I thought to myself this is where I come from!

I come from a community, a part of this Country that cares for those that they have never seen and some will never see. I am proud to say this is where I come.  Where respect is most important and others are just as important.

A friend of mine was standing along the highway and told me that the amount of people that turned out was just amazing. Photos show the support that the Wiregrass Community gave this fallen soldier's family today.

I am truly blessed to be able to say I am from the south and I am from a Wiregrass community!!! I wouldn't trade my small town life and ways for anything in this world. I am proud to say that this community that we (those of you reading that are locals) are apart of knows how to show the LOVE and make a someone feel the LOVE. Never did I imagine that many people would show. But once again, this small town living is awesome.

To the family and friends of this fallen soldier, my prayers are with you. I pray God wraps his lovely arms around you.  Thank You to this fallen soldier for fighting to keep us safe back home.

We tend to forget how important these soldiers are... We get to wrapped up in what's right or what's wrong. For once just pay your respect to someone that was "just doing his job!"  Besides if you were in their shoes wouldn't you want the same?

I am Proud of where I come from... South Alabama living is for me. Always has been and always will!